Sujet

Zanjueelah, the boatman of the rapids, pub. 1865. Creator: Thomas Baines (1820-75).

Légende

Zanjueelah, the boatman of the rapids, from 'The Victoria Falls, Zambezi River', pub. 1865 (colour lithographgraph). sketched on the spot; originally published with five other prints, all of Victoria Falls. A small wooden boat or canoe is piloted through the rapids by two black African boatmen, one standing at each end, using poles with a forked tip. Two white European men clutch double-barreled guns. On the shore can be seen a village of round thatched huts and trees; including baobab and two types of palm.
Historica Graphica Collection

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D88_237

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,2Mo (2,9Mo) / 43,9cm x 29,8cm / 5190 x 3516 (300dpi)

Mots clés

voyage vagues couler paysage exploration pistolets arbre de paume traditionnel Le Zimbabwe La Zambie nautique canoë Colonial documentation explorateur voyages Fleuve De Zambezi Baobab anthropologie Historica Graphica Collection Colour lithograph Illustration flora and fauna indigenous peoples Thomas Baines (1820-75)